-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Ken Thompson wrote: > On Thursday 05 June 2003 11:28 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > >>On Thursday 05 Jun 2003 5:31 pm, Alan Wilter Sousa da Silva wrote: >> >>>Hi List! >>> >>> I have some nodes running MDK 8.0/8.1 without X but with monitors >>>(just terminals). >>> >>> I would like to know, if possible, how to set them to switch off >>>monitors (saving power) after a while of inactivity. >>> >>>TIA >>>Cheers, >> >>It's a while since I had 8.x, so I can't give you specifics. However, >>I do remember that somewhere on the menu I found an entry for power >>control (can't remember exactly what it was called). I used x, but >>had the monitor blanking (as does this under 9.0) just as you >>describe. >> >>Anne > > > I believe it's in Kcontrol under Energy <I think> It's Power Control in9.0.. > Might be just a bit different in 8.x but you can also go to he XFree86Config-4 > and either uncomment the "Option 'DPMS'" or add it as needed. > Hope I'm right <G> my memory of 8.x is a bit rusty. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This is correct but only applies if you are running X, which he isn't.
The setterm command will work as far as blanking the screen but I doubt if it will power down the monitor. - -- KevinO Hickory Dickory Dock, The mice ran up the clock, The clock struck one, The others escaped with minor injuries. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE+4EKMjBS1mMJB+bQRAijRAKCLXibUsy1pi7ajg/QhMRIoxfwoUACeLagF EZ8SEZv1zCbVNU/bjWOTWNE= =zFyD -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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